@HenryYin19: A Chinese researcher told me the trick to getting big research funding in China: say the U.S. is way ahead and China wi…
Summary
A Chinese researcher reveals that the trick to getting big research funding in China is to claim the US is ahead, while the US trick is to claim China is ahead. This anecdote highlights the mutual reinforcement of funding narratives.
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